# Directive (EU) 2019/1936 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 amending Directive 2008/96/EC on road infrastructure safety management, Annex

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The Annexes to Directive 2008/96/EC are amended as follows:
(1) Annex I is amended as follows:
(a) the heading is replaced by the following:
‘ ANNEX I
INDICATIVE ELEMENTS OF ROAD SAFETY IMPACT ASSESSMENTS ’;
(b) in section 2, point (e) is replaced by the following:
(e) ‘traffic (e.g. traffic volume, traffic categorisation by type), including estimated pedestrian and bicycle flows determined from adjacent land-use attributes;’;
(2) Annex II is amended as follows:
(a) the heading is replaced by the following:
‘ ANNEX II
INDICATIVE ELEMENTS OF ROAD SAFETY AUDITS ’;
(b) in section 1, the following point is added:
(n) ‘provision for vulnerable road users:
(i) provision for pedestrians;
(ii) provision for cyclists, including the existence of alternative routes or separations from high-speed motor traffic;
(iii) provision for powered two-wheelers;
(iv) density and location of crossings for pedestrians and cyclists;
(v) provision for pedestrians and cyclists on affected roads in the area;
(vi) separation of pedestrians and cyclists from high-speed motor traffic or the existence of direct alternative routes on lower class roads;’;
(c) in section 2, point (h) is replaced by the following:
(h) ‘provision for vulnerable road users:
(i) provision for pedestrians;
(ii) provision for cyclists;
(iii) provision for powered two-wheelers;’;
(3) the following Annex is inserted:
‘ ANNEX IIa
INDICATIVE ELEMENTS OF TARGETED ROAD SAFETY INSPECTIONS
1.. Road alignment and cross-section:
(a) visibility and sight distances;
(b) speed limit and speed zoning;
(c) self-explaining alignment (i.e. “readability” of the alignment by road users);
(d) access to adjacent property and developments;
(e) access of emergency and service vehicles;
(f) treatments at bridges and culverts;
(g) roadside layout (shoulders, pavement drop-off, cut and fill slopes).
2.. Intersections and interchanges:
(a) appropriateness of intersection/interchange type;
(b) geometry of intersection/interchange layout;
(c) visibility and readability (perception) of intersections;
(d) visibility at the intersection;
(e) layout of auxiliary lanes at intersections;
(f) intersection traffic control (e.g. stop controlled, traffic signals, etc.);
(g) existence of pedestrian and cycling crossings.
3.. Provision for vulnerable road users:
(a) provision for pedestrians;
(b) provision for cyclists;
(c) provision for powered-two-wheelers;
(d) public transport and infrastructures;
(e) level crossings (noting, particularly, the type of crossing and if they are manned, unmanned, manual, or automated).
4.. Lighting, signs and markings:
(a) coherent road signs, not obscuring visibility;
(b) readability of road signs (position, size, colour);
(c) sign posts;
(d) coherent road markings and delineation;
(e) readability of road markings (position, dimensions and retroreflectivity under dry and wet conditions);
(f) appropriate contrast of road markings;
(g) lighting of lit roads and intersections;
(h) appropriate roadside equipment.
5.. Traffic signals:
(a) operation;
(b) visibility.
6.. Objects, clear zones and road restraint systems:
(a) roadside environment including vegetation;
(b) roadside hazards and distance from carriageway or cycle path edge;
(c) user-friendly adaptation of road restraint systems (central reservations and crash barriers to prevent hazards to vulnerable road users);
(d) end treatments of crash barriers;
(e) appropriate road restraint systems at bridges and culverts;
(f) fences (in roads with restricted access).
7.. Pavement:
(a) pavement defects;
(b) skid resistance;
(c) loose material/gravel/stones;
(d) ponding, water drainage.
8.. Bridges and tunnels:
(a) presence and number of bridges;
(b) presence and number of tunnels;
(c) visual elements representing hazards for the safety of the infrastructure.
9.. Other issues:
(a) provision of safe parking areas and rest areas;
(b) provision for heavy vehicles;
(c) headlight glare;
(d) roadworks;
(e) unsafe roadside activities;
(f) appropriate information in ITS equipment (e.g. variable message signs);
(g) wildlife and animals;
(h) school zone warnings (if applicable).’;
(4) Annex III is replaced by the following:
‘ ANNEX III
INDICATIVE ELEMENTS OF NETWORK-WIDE ROAD SAFETY ASSESSMENTS
1.. General:
(a) type of road in relation to the type and size of regions/cities it connects;
(b) length of road section;
(c) area type (rural, urban);
(d) land use (educational, commercial, industrial and manufacturing, residential, farming and agricultural, undeveloped areas);
(e) property access points density;
(f) presence of service road (e.g. for shops);
(g) presence of road works;
(h) presence of parking.
2.. Traffic volumes:
(a) traffic volumes;
(b) observed motorcycle volumes;
(c) observed pedestrian volumes on both sides, noting “along” or “crossing”;
(d) observed bicycle volumes on both sides, noting “along” or “crossing”;
(e) observed heavy vehicle volumes;
(f) estimated pedestrian flows determined from adjacent land use attributes;
(g) estimated bicycle flows determined from adjacent land use attributes.
3.. Accident data:
(a) number, location and cause of fatalities by road user group;
(b) number and location of serious injuries by road user group.
4.. Operational characteristics:
(a) speed limit (general, for motorcycles; for trucks);
(b) operating speed (85th percentile);
(c) speed management and/or traffic calming;
(d) presence of ITS devices: queue alerts, variable message signs;
(e) school zone warning;
(f) presence of school crossing supervisor at prescribed periods.
5.. Geometric characteristics:
(a) cross section characteristics (number, type and width of lanes, central median shoulders layout and material, cycle tracks, foot paths, etc.), including their variability;
(b) horizontal curvature;
(c) grade and vertical alignment;
(d) visibility and sight distances.
6.. Objects, clear zones and road restraint systems:
(a) roadside environment and clear zones;
(b) fixed obstacles at the roadside (e.g. lighting poles, trees, etc.);
(c) distance of obstacles from roadside;
(d) density of obstacles;
(e) rumble strips;
(f) road restraint systems.
7.. Bridges and tunnels:
(a) presence and number of bridges, as well as relevant information concerning them;
(b) presence and number of tunnels, as well as relevant information concerning them;
(c) visual elements representing hazards for the safety of the infrastructure.
8.. Intersections:
(a) intersection type and number of arms (noting in particular the type of control and the presence of protected turns);
(b) presence of channelisation;
(c) intersection quality;
(d) intersecting road volume;
(e) presence of level crossings (noting, in particular, the type of crossing and whether they are manned, unmanned, manual or automated).
9.. Maintenance:
(a) pavement defects;
(b) pavement skid resistance;
(c) shoulder condition (including vegetation);
(d) condition of signs, markings and delineation;
(e) condition of road restraint systems.
10.. Vulnerable road users' facilities:
(a) pedestrian and cycling crossings (surface crossings and grade separation);
(b) cycling crossings (surface crossings and grade separation);
(c) pedestrian fencing;
(d) existence of sidewalk or separated facility;
(e) bicycle facilities and their type (cycle paths, cycle lanes, other);
(f) quality of pedestrian crossings with regard to the conspicuity and signposting of each facility;
(g) pedestrian and cycling crossing facilities on entry arm of minor road joining network;
(h) existence of alternative routes for pedestrians and cyclists where there are no separated facilities.
11.. Pre/post-crash systems for traffic injury and gravity mitigation elements:
(a) network operational centres and other patrolling facilities;
(b) mechanisms to inform road users of driving conditions in order to prevent accidents or incidents;
(c) AID (automatic incident detection) systems: sensors and cameras;
(d) incident management systems;
(e) systems for communicating with emergency services.’;
(5) Annex IV is amended as follows:
(a) point 1 is replaced by the following:
1.. ‘location of the accident (as precise as possible), including GNSS coordinates;’;
(b) point 5 is replaced by the following:
5.. ‘accident severity.’.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2019/1936/annex (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2019-1936/annex
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